We’re happy to announce that Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition (Patterns & Practices) is available now. You can buy it in hard copy via online retailers (ISBN: 9780735627109) or download it for free....

"Last time I talked about a problem that Windows 7 made easy to solve by being spot on and helping me resolve matters quickly. This time, I’m going to talk about a different type of problem—the kind that can’t be resolved so quickly or so easily."...

This has been available for a while, but it’s been a long time since we’ve mentioned it. You can download the ebook in XPS format here and in PDF format here . The book is by Peter DeBetta, Greg Low, and Mark Whitehorn. The book includes the following chapters: Chapter 1: Security and Administration Chapter 2: Performance Chapter 3: Type System Chapter 4: Programmability Chapter 5: Storage Chapter 6: Enhancements for High Availability Chapter 7: Business Intelligence Enhancements Enjoy! (And, by the way, the option to browse Chapter 1 on its own wasn’t working for me this morning, so don’t be surprised if that’s the case for you too.)

Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete (voted the single most influential book every programmer should read at stackoverflow.com), is speaking about “Secrets of world-class software organizations.” ...